Email this page Our history The new organisation we created in April 2009 brings together almost 120 years of shared history of working with and for older people. 1940-1950 World War II brought hardship to everyone in Britain, and older people were especially vulnerable. Many families had lost their main breadwinner, or become separated. There was no welfare state and the 'poor law' provision of the time was woefully inadequate. In 1940 a group of individuals, governmental and voluntary organisations came together to discuss how this situation could be improved. The Old People's Welfare Committee was born. The committee soon gained national recognition and in 1944 it became known as the National Old People's Welfare Committee (NOPWC), taking under its umbrella many local organisations working to improve older people’s welfare. 1950-1960 With the advent of the welfare state, government money became available to fund work with older people. The NOPWC co-ordinated and facilitated the work of an increasing number of committees.

1960-1970 Meanwhile, the Help the Aged Refugees Appeal was set up in 1961 by businessman Cecil Jackson-Cole in response to the needs of older refugees in response to the needs of older people following natural disasters and conflict in the former Yugoslavia, former East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and Rwanda. The appeal raised £105,302 in its first year. The nascent organisation, renamed Help the Aged, continued to raise money for emergency aid overseas. It also became involved with projects for older people in the UK, establishing day centres and pioneering the building of better housing for older people. In 1963 it opened its first permanent gift shop in Bexhill, East Sussex. 1970-1980 In 1971 the NOPWC became completely independent of government, and was renamed Age Concern. Many local groups took on the Age Concern name as time went on, and together they benefited from a unified image and a name reflecting the fact that they were not just committees but active providers of direct services. Yours, the first national monthly newsletter for older people, was published by Help the Aged in 1973.

Meanwhile, Age Concern published the first report on the situation of older people from ethnic minority groups and began to develop services for these groups. Help the Aged continued to develop successful fundraising and awareness-raising initiatives, including Adopt a Granny and Gifted Housing. A national minibus scheme resulted in 12 specially-adapted vehicles being donated to community groups. In 1977 Help the Aged (Trading) Ltd was launched to raise funds through commercial activities. 1980-1990 In a period of high unemployment, Age Concern became a national agent for job-creation and training schemes run by local groups, and drew attention to the plight of older people suffering from long-term unemployment or redundancy. HelpAge International was founded in 1983 by organisations including Help the Aged. It created a worldwide network of organisations working to improve older people’s lives. 1984 saw the opening of the first high street Help the Aged shop selling secondhand goods. The charity continued to fundraise through national appeals, including a major appeal to launch the SeniorLink personal alarm service.

1990-2000 During this decade of social, political and financial change, Age Concern and Help the Aged continued to provide essential services to older people and to prepare for the challenges of the new century. Help the Aged launched a free telephone advice line, SeniorLine, and the HandyVan home safety and security service. The Heating or Eating appeal raised over £1 million in 1998, and led to the Government’s decision to make winter fuel payments to older people. Both charities went online, launching websites that provided a range of information and support for older people. 2000-present In July 2000, organisations sharing the name Age Concern came together to work in a federation: a structure which reflected their independence and autonomy but also their interdependence. Age Concern England, as the national federation member, worked alongside local Age Concerns and provided support and leadership in areas like campaigning and policy. In 2001, Help the Aged merged with Research into Ageing. The charity continued to build on its research and policy work, and in 2005 it took a new strategic direction, shifting its focus to disadvantaged older people.

Help the Aged achieved great success with its campaigns: 27,000 people pledged support for the campaign against elder abuse and the Just Equal Treatment campaign led to a government promise to end age discrimination. In 2006, Help the Aged launched Cows ‘n’ Things, an ethical gift range sold in support of the charity’s work overseas. In 2007, it launched intune, a company specialising in financial products for the over-50s, and engage, a business network helping companies to become age-positive. On 1 April 2009, Age Concern England and Help the Aged joined together to create a new charity dedicated to improving later life for everyone. As of April 2010, we are now known as Age UK. Legal Information Age UK Age UK is a registered charity and company limited by guarantee, (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798).

Registered office: 207 - 221 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9UZ VAT Number: 564559800 Age Concern England (charity number 261794) and Help the Aged (charity number 272786) and their trading and other associated companies merged on 1st April 2009. Together they have formed Age UK, a single charity dedicated to improving the lives of older people. The three national Age Concerns in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales have also merged with Help the Aged in these nations to form three registered charities: Age Scotland, Age NI, Age Cymru (“National Partners”). Age Scotland Age Scotland, part of the Age UK family, is an independent charity dedicated to improving the lives of older people in Scotland within a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in Scotland. Registered company number: 153343. Registered charity No: SC010100. Registered Office: Causewayside House, 160 Causewayside, Edinburgh EH9 1PR.

Age Concern Scotland (charity number SC505071) and Help the Aged (charity number 272786) merged on 1st April 2009 to form Age Scotland. Age NI Age NI, a company limited by guarantee registered in Northern Ireland and recognised as a charity by HM Revenue and Customs: registered office address 3 Lower Crescent, Belfast BT7 1NR, company number NI071940, HMRC Charity reference number XT14600. Age Concern Northern Ireland (HMRC charity reference number XN 48785A) and Help the Aged (charity number 272786) in Northern Ireland merged on 1st April 2009. Together they have formed Age NI. Age Cymru Age Cymru, a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in Wales: registered office address Tŷ John Pathy, 13/14 Neptune Court, Vanguard Way, Cardiff CF24 5PJ; company number 6837284; registered charity number 1128436.

Age Concern Cymru (charity number 505071) and Help the Aged (charity number 272786 merged on 1st April 2009 to form Age Cymru. Age UK provide each of its National Partners with a website hosting service. This means that Age UK provides connectivity and space on a server owned by Age UK for use by its National Partners. Terms and conditions These terms and conditions apply to Age UK, and its trading and other associated companies where applicable (together “Age UK Group”) and its National Partners. Please read these terms carefully before using this website (“Site”). Your use of this Site constitutes acceptance of these terms and conditions, which take effect on the first day of use of this Site. The Age UK Group reserves the right to change these terms and conditions by posting the changes online. Your continued use of this Site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of this agreement as modified. These terms and conditions apply to any site under the control of Age UK and from which a link has been created to these terms and conditions. Copyright in the material is owned by the Age UK Group, its National Partners and/or its content suppliers.

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Charity leaders say Age UK's commercial partnerships have been worrying them for years | The Independent Business News Charity leaders say Age UK's commercial partnerships have been worrying them for years Steve Dace from Age Concern Exmouth said he did not feel the Age Concern deals were appropriate for his local clients Tuesday 9 February 2016 10:14 BST Click to follow The Independent Online Age UK is being investigated by energy watchdog Ofgem Alamy Charity leaders who work with elderly people have said Age UK’s commercial relationships have been a concern ever since Help the Aged and Age Concern merged in 2009. Last week the Independent revealed that Age UK was made around £40 million between 2014 and 2015 from agreements with businesses that it recommended to pensioners, from insurance companies, to bed manufacturers, to mobile phones. In return, the charity got a cut of the profits. It has emerged that some of these deals were not the cheapest deals available to customers. Read more Elderly spend weeks too long in hospitals due to lack of housing, Age Barrie Duke, vice-chair of Age Concern Okehampton and Torridge, said that they were offered a deal to join Age UK six years ago.

To join they were asked to submit the personal details of elderly clients. Duke said they declined partly because the offer did not include suitable income to cover costs. “These deals with the utility business or those that offer to supply for example a personal alarm or a financial product, can in our opinion compromise our impartiality, especially when working with older people,” he told the BBC . “I’m only surprised that a greater interest hasn’t been taken before.” Steve Dace from Age Concern Exmouth said he did not feel the Age Concern deals were appropriate for his local clients. “There was implications that commercial tie ups would be products that could only be dealt with by Age Concern, or at the time Age UK enterprises. We felt it wasn’t quite ethical to our smaller local charity. We work at the coal face,” he said. Business picture of the day 32 show all Business picture of the day 1/32 Theresa May criticised by top economists for trying to ‘have her cake and eat it' with Brexit - Wednesday January 18 Top economists and strategists have warned that Theresa May’s vision of Brexit lacks credibility and clarity, a day after the Prime Minister delivered an agenda-setting speech on Britain’s future outside the EU.

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Reuters 26/32 FTSE falls after record mid-session high - Wednesday October 12 Britain's index of leading shares slipped on Wednesday from record highs reached in the previous session, partly reflecting currency moves which weighed on some of its global companies The blue-chip FTSE 100 equity index, which hit a record high of 7,129.83 points on Tuesday, fell 0.5 percent to 7,038.22 points. The FTSE 250 mid-cap index fell 0.4 percent but also remained near record highs reached this month. The dollar dipped while sterling rebounded a touch from a brutal sell-off this month, as British Prime Minister Theresa May's offer to give lawmakers some scrutiny of the process behind Britain's plans to leave the European Union calmed market fears of a "hard Brexit". Getty Images 27/32 Samsung Galaxy Note 7 permanently discontinued - Tuesday October 11 Samsung finally bowed to pressure, permanently ceasing production of its fire-prone Galaxy Note 7. The move came after replacement versions of its flagship phone phone - which Samsung claimed were safe - also burst into flames. October 12 2016.

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The currency has fallen below the “psychologically important” $1.27 level, down 0.3 per cent to $1.2695 in early trading on Wednesday, extending Tuesday’s selloff. AFP/Getty 31/32 Pound drops to 31-year low Against dollar on brexit concerns - Tuesday October 4 Sterling’s broke through its post-referendum low to reach levels not seen in over 30 years. sterling hit an intraday low of $1.2736 on Tuesday morning. That surpasses the post-referendum low of $1.2798 reached on the day after the vote, which was the lowest level seen since the mid-1980s. Getty 32/32 Philip Hammond ditches George Osborne's 15% corporation tax cut target - Monday October 3 Chancellor Philip Hammond has apparently rejected the plan of his predecessor George Osborne to slash corporation tax to just 15 per cent in the wake of the UK’s Brexit vote.

In early July Mr Osborne said he wanted to push the levy on company profits to 15 per cent as a bold signal to global companies that the UK is still “open for business” despite the vote to leave the EU. In his speech to the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham today, Mr Hammond made no reference to that 15 per cent goal, merely referencing the existing policy for the levy to decline to 17 per cent. AFP/Getty Dan Corry, chief executive of New Philanthropy Capital, said that the deal had to be a good one, or it would fall foul of a charity’s objectives to seek out deals that benefit clients. “Commercial arrangements won’t be for everyone and some people don’t like them, but in principle I don’t see anything wrong,” he said. Age UK is being investigated by energy watchdog Ofgem over claims that it promoted unfavourable energy deals to the elderly for cash. The E.On rate promoted by Age UK reportedly saw pensioners pay £1,049 for a year's fuel - £245 more than on E.On's cheapest rate.

More about: About: Help the Aged About: Help the Aged An Entity of Type : Charitable organization , from Named Graph : , within Data Space : dbpedia.org Help the Aged was a United Kingdom based international charity founded in 1961 by Cecil Jackson-Cole to help disadvantaged older people from poverty, isolation and neglect. It merged with Age Concern in 2009 to form Age UK. Property Help the Aged was a United Kingdom based international charity founded in 1961 by Cecil Jackson-Cole to help disadvantaged older people from poverty, isolation and neglect. It merged with Age Concern in 2009 to form Age UK. (en) Help the Aged („Helft den Alten“) ist eine 1961 gegründete Wohlfahrtsorganisation im Vereinigten Königreich, die sich die Verbesserung der Lebensbedingungen von Senioren zum Ziel gesetzt hat. 2009 schloss sie sich mit Age Concern zu Age UK zusammen.

(de) Terms and Conditions | Now & Next Terms and conditions Legal Information Age UK Age UK is a registered charity and company limited by guarantee, (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). Registered office: 207 - 221 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9UZ VAT Number: 564559800 Age Concern England (charity number 261794) and Help the Aged (charity number 272786) and their trading and other associated companies merged on 1st April 2009. Together they have formed Age UK, a single charity dedicated to improving the lives of older people. The three national Age Concerns in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales have also merged with Help the Aged in these nations to form three registered charities: Age Scotland, Age NI, Age Cymru (“National Partners”). Age Scotland Age Scotland, part of the Age UK family, is an independent charity dedicated to improving the lives of older people in Scotland within a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in Scotland. Registered company number: 153343.

Registered charity No: SC010100. Registered Office: Causewayside House, 160 Causewayside, Edinburgh EH9 1PR. Age Concern Scotland (charity number SC505071) and Help the Aged (charity number 272786) merged on 1st April 2009 to form Age Scotland. Age NI Age NI, a company limited by guarantee registered in Northern Ireland and recognised as a charity by HM Revenue and Customs: registered office address 3 Lower Crescent, Belfast BT7 1NR, company number NI071940, HMRC Charity reference number XT14600. Age Concern Northern Ireland (HMRC charity reference number XN 48785A) and Help the Aged (charity number 272786) in Northern Ireland merged on 1st April 2009. Together they have formed Age NI.

Age Cymru Age Cymru, a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in Wales: registered office address Tŷ John Pathy, 13/14 Neptune Court, Vanguard Way, Cardiff CF24 5PJ; company number 6837284; registered charity number 1128436. Age Concern Cymru (charity number 505071) and Help the Aged (charity number 272786 merged on 1st April 2009 to form Age Cymru. Age UK provide each of its National Partners with a website hosting service. This means that Age UK provides connectivity and space on a server owned by Age UK for use by its National Partners. Terms and conditions These terms and conditions apply to Age UK, and its trading and other associated companies where applicable (together “Age UK Group”) and its National Partners. Please read these terms carefully before using this website (“Site”). Your use of this Site constitutes acceptance of these terms and conditions, which take effect on the first day of use of this Site. The Age UK Group reserves the right to change these terms and conditions by posting the changes online.

Your continued use of this Site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of this agreement as modified. These terms and conditions apply to any site under the control of Age UK and from which a link has been created to these terms and conditions. Copyright in the material is owned by the Age UK Group, its National Partners and/or its content suppliers. The Age UK Group and its National Partners have made every effort to gain copyright for all written material on this Site. Any person who owns the copyright for material published on this Site, please email the web team Unauthorised use of the material including reproduction, storage, modification, distribution or publication without the prior written consent of the Age UK Group and its National Partners or, where applicable, the respective copyright owner(s) is prohibited. Documents (including information, images, photos, logos, names and icons without the prior written permission of the copyright holders on this Site may not be downloaded, altered or adapted for any purpose except for personal, non-commercial use. Should the Age UK Group and/or its National Partners receive any complaint with regard to third party material on this Site, it will review the matter and remove material at its sole discretion. The Age UK Group and/or its National Partners will have no further liability to either party in such instance.

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In its defence, Age UK Age argued it had a sufficient relationship with the complainant to make such a call. While the complainant had never donated to the charity, he had requested a Will Information Pack in 2002 from Help the Aged (the charity merged with Age Concern in 2009 to form Age UK), signed up for an energy product through Age UK Enterprises in 2010 (which he cancelled in 2014) and requested a motor insurance quote from the same company in 2015. In an adjudication , the FRSB concluded that, since the complainant had never been a donor to the charity, and had only ever had a limited interaction with it – merely requesting a Will pack more than 12 years previously and expressing interest in two products from Age UK Enterprises – the relationship was not sufficient to warrant overriding TPS registration with a fundraising call. The FRSB therefore upheld the complaint finding Age UK in breach of the marketing calls clause 8.2.3(b) of its code.

Charities need to be diligent in ensuring that they are only communicating with those who genuinely want to hear from them The FRSB also reported that the charity had breached data processing, use of personal data and consent requirements by failing to provide clear opt out statements or to update data records and had misled the complainant over how his contact details might be used in future. Andrew Hind, chair of the Fundraising Standards Board, said: “Charities need to be diligent in ensuring that they are only communicating with those who genuinely want to hear from them. When consent is given, charities cannot just assume that an individual is happy to continue receiving correspondence for many years afterwards, in the absence of a complaint or a specific request to opt out. “We were particularly concerned in this case to discover that the complainant’s phone number had been misleadingly obtained from his commercial interaction with Age UK Enterprises, by Age UK, for fundraising purposes.

“Changes to the Code of Fundraising Practice since last summer reinforce the importance of providing clear and easy ways for the public to opt out of fundraising contact and to always observe data protection requirements.” A spokeswoman for Age UK said the charity was disappointed the FRSB had found against it because it believed it had complied with the regulation that was in place at the time. "However, we fully recognise the complainant’s concerns and have apologised unreservedly for the distress caused," she said. "Quite rightly, the public expects all charities to adhere to the highest standards of fundraising and, as far as Age UK is concerned, any complaint is one too many." Peter Woolsey is fundraising for Age UK Canoeist completes 390-mile challenge 70-year-old man takes on 390 mile kayak challenge for Age UK Peter Woolsey, from Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, will be setting off on a solo 390 mile kayaking trip from Kendal to London on Saturday 28th May to help raise funds for Age UK.

Peter, who runs a software distribution company, originally completed the same journey when he was 17 years old and has decided to take to on the challenge once again to celebrate turning 70 this year. He’s hoping his 16 day voyage across England will inspire older people to consider taking up canoeing and kayaking as a way to stay fit and healthy. Peter said: “As a youngster, I was fascinated by canals and kayaking, and it grew into a passion which has stayed with me throughout my life. Lately I’ve been developing my sea kayaking and water-skiing skills in the Baltic States, and I regularly canoe from Sonning to Henley as part of my training. “I’ve always felt that age shouldn’t be a barrier to achieving your goals, and I have no plans to slow down as I grow older: I’m hoping to water-ski the English Channel for my next challenge! “I want to raise as much money as possible to help Age UK to continue to provide vital health and wellbeing services, enabling older people to say well, have fun and enjoy later life.

I also hope my journey will show that canoeing and kayaking is an enjoyable pursuit that people of all ages can enjoy – it would be wonderful to think I could inspire someone in later life to try an activity that’s a bit different.” Paul Farthing, Director of Fundraising at Age UK, said: “Peter is taking on a significant challenge for Age UK, but has been training hard in preparation for his journey – and what better way to raise funds for the Charity than by doing an activity he clearly enjoys so much? Funds raised through his voyage will help Age UK run services for older people across the country, including regular exercise sessions, dance classes and cookery courses. Physical activity is one of the most effective ways of positively influencing our health in later life and can help ensure older people can continue to live at home independently, so anyone who supports Peter’s challenge will be helping even more people make the most of life. We wish Peter every success with his venture and fundraising target.” To donate to Peter’s kayak challenge, please visit Note to Editors 1.

For more information about Age UK please contact Lizzie Webster, Age UK Media Team, on 0203 033 1428 or e-mail lizzie.webster@ageuk.org.uk 2. Age UK is the new force combining Age Concern and Help the Aged, dedicated to improving later life. 3. Age UK provide free information, advice and support to over five million people; commercial products and services to over one million customers; and research and campaign on the issues that matter to people in later life. Our work focuses on five key areas: money matters, health and well being, home and care, work and training and leisure and lifestyle. We work with our national partners, Age Scotland, Age Cymru and Age NI (together the Age UK Family), our local Age UK partners in England and local Age Concerns. We also work internationally for people in later life as a member of the DEC and with our sister charity Help Age International. 4. Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and company number 6825798).

Age Concern England and Help the Aged (both registered charities), and their trading and other associated companies merged on the 1st April 2009. Together they have formed the Age UK Group (“we”). Charitable services are offered through Age UK and commercial products are offered by the Charity’s trading companies, which donate their net profits to Age UK (the Charity). Read full story Age Cymru, Haverfordwest | Charitable & Voluntary Organisations - Yell Charitable & Voluntary Organisations This business has no reviews. Be first to write one! Help us to improve this listing Tell us what's wrong! AGE CONCERN PEMBROKESHIRE As you can see above, we have changed our look with a new logo. You will no doubt have heard that the national charities Age Concern and Help the Aged merged in April, 2009, and, in April, 2010, launched a new national charity called Age UK. Age Cymru, Age Northern Ireland and Age Scotland are licensed by Age UK to operate in their respective nations.

We are aware that this national merger has resulted in some confusion, not least arising from assumptions being made that all local Age Concern organisations would become part of the new merged organisations, including the adoption of new titles. Age Concern Pembrokeshires Board of Trustees has resolved that the organisation is to remain as an independent local charity. We are therefore not part of Age Cymru or Age UK and, along with a number of other similar local Age Concern organisations across Wales, will remain Age Concern Pembrokeshire. This decision was not taken lightly but we firmly believe it to be in the best interests Photos Bathlift loan and purchase scheme Home safety check Active ageing information and opportunities Welfare benefits check

Question: Help the Aged merged with which other charity in 2009 to form Age UK?
Answer: Age Concern